Overview
Previous research on the impact of a diary on mental symptoms of PICS, PICS-F, and quality of life in former ICU patients and their relatives has focused specifically on a paper diary. While there has been research on the experiences of former ICU patients, relatives, and ICU nurses regarding the use of a digital diary, it is not known whether this diary has an impact on the psychological well-being and quality of life of former ICU patients and their relatives. A successful implementation of [the digital diary] enables this research. The aim of this study is, therefore, to provide an initial impression of the health-related effects of a digital diary on former ICU patients and their relatives.
Description
Objective: Exploring health-related effects of a digital ICU diary in former ICU patients and their relatives.
Research question 1: What is the effect of a digital ICU diary on the psychological well-being and quality of life in former ICU patients and their relatives? Research question 2: What is the effect of a digital ICU diary on the perceived quality of care and satisfaction with the ICU admission among relatives of former ICU patients?
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria for former ICU patients and their relatives:
- Capacity to make decisions autonomously
- Proficiency in the Dutch language
- 18 years of age or older
- ICU length of stay >48 hours
- No use of an ICU diary before (pre-measurement)
- Used the digital Post-IC diary for more than 1 day (post-measurement)
Exclusion criteria for former ICU patients and their relatives:
- Insufficient proficiency in the Dutch language to express themselves on the subject.
- Patients with a pre-admission diagnosis of psychosis or dementia.
- Use of a paper ICU diary.